Essential Verbs - Spanish

Unir

to unite, join

Vaciar

to empty, vacate

Valer

to be worth, to cost

Variar

to alter, vary, change

Vender

to sell, vend

Venir

to come, to arrive

Veranear

to spend the summer somewhere

Vestir

to wear, to get dressed

Volver

to return (to a place)

Volar

to fly

sacar

to take out; to remove

Salir

to leave, to go out

Saludar

to greet, to say hello

Salvar

to save, rescue

secar(se)

to dry off

seguir

to follow, to continue

sentarse

to sit down

sentir(se)

to feel (an emotion)

señalar

to point out, to signal

significar

to mean, signify, be important

silbar

to whistle, to hiss

situar

to place, to locate

sobrevivir

to survive, overcome

soler

to usually do something, to be in the habit of doing

sonar

to ring, to echo, to resound, to sound

sonreir

to smile

soñar

to dream

soportar

to put up with, hold up (physically)

soprender

to surprise

subir

to go up; to get on (a bus)

suceder

to happen, occur, take place

sujetar

to secure, fasten

suponer

to suppose, to assume

surgir

to appear, emerge

tapar

to cover with something

temer

fear, be afraid

terminar

to finish, end

tirar

to throw

torcerse

to twist, to sprain

toser

cough

traer

to bring

tragar

to swallow, gulp

tratar

to treat, to be about

tropezar

to trip, stumble

tumbarse

to lie down, to go to bed

reciclar

recycle, reuse

reconocer

to admit, recognize

regañar

to scold, rebuke, tell off

reír

to laugh

renunciar

to quit (a job)

reparar

to repair, to fix

retrasar

to delay, postpone

rezar

to pray

romper

to break, to tear

quemar(se)

to burn

Quedar(se)

to stay, remain (in a place)

Quejarse

to complain, to grumble

parar

to stop, block

parecer

to seem, to look like

pasear

to go for a walk, ride, stroll

patinar

to skate, to go skating

pedir

to ask for, to order, to request

pegar

to hit, glue

peinarse

to comb one's hair

pelearse

to fight with each other

pesar

to weigh

planchar

iron

proponer

to propose, to suggest

odiar

to hate, detest

ofrecer

to offer, provide

oler

smell

olvidar(se)

to forget

oponer

to oppose

Nacer

to be born

negar(se)

to refuse; to deny

nevar

snow

madurar

to mature, grow up

madrugar

to get up early; to stay up late

mandar

to send; to mail

manchar(se)

stain

maquillarse

to put on makeup

matricularse

to register, to enroll

masticar

to chew

medir

to measure, to weigh, to scan (verses)

mejorar

to improve, make better

merecer

to deserve

merendar

to have a snack, picnic

mezclar

to mix

mojar

wet, soak

molestar

to bother, to annoy

morir

to die

mostrar

to show, to display

mudar(se)

to move (from one house to another)

lanzar

to throw, launch

lavar

to wash

levantar(se)

to get up, to stand up

licenciarse

to graduate with a degree

llegar

to arrive, to come

llover

to rain

luchar

to fight, to strive, to struggle, to wrestle